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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
Passes Abolished.

President Roberts, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, has ms de pub
lie the following official action taken by
the Board of Directors of the company
relative to the issue of passes:
"This company, having been advised
by the Solicitor-General that the act of
Congress, known as the Interstate Com
merce law, is intended to prohibit the
use of Interstate passes except by Off
GERS and employees of the railway com
panies, the President is, therefore, di-
rected to issue to the proper officers of
the lines embi Iced in the Pennsylvania
Railroad system the necessary instruc-
tons to carry this prohibition into effect
on the 1st of April next. He will also
instruct the proper officers o. railway,
bridge and ferry companies embraced
in the Pennsylvania Railroad system
that on and after April /, 1887, they
shall not issue any passes for the free
transportation of persons or special cars
from one State into another or into the
District of Columbia except for officers
Oh employees of railway companies"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

The frauds that have been practiced
on the Government by land sharks in
the Territories are now notorious; and
vet it seems impossible to get any legis-
lation that will prevent them. The
Alien Landlords law passed by the last
Congress makes it unlawful for foreign
ers and foreign corporations to own real
estate in the Territories or in the Dis
trict of Columbia, Except such as may
be acquired by inheritance or in good
faith in the ordinary course of justice
in the collection of debts heretofore
created" And the third section of that
act provides that no corporation other
than those organized for the construc-
ton or operation of railways. canals OF
turDpikes shall acquire, hold or own
more than 5000 acres of land in any of
the Territories, and that no railroad,
canal or turnpike corporation shall here
after acquire hold or own lands in any
Territory other than as may be necessary
for the proper operation of its railroad
canal or turnpike, except such lands a.
may have been granted to it by act OF
Congress.
The Alien Landlords act is good as
far a. it goes; but it stops short of pre-
venting the fraudulent acquisition Of
government land by individuals, being
citizens of the United States. The fact
is that most of the land held by aliens
lie Lands to be more than 20 millions of
acres, was taken fraudulently by citizens
and afterwards transferred to the present
holders.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
North Mississippi Notes and Com
ments.
.rrorrxD ,OR TIE cI4alOs-sr nm .oK-

A cold wave struck us last Thursday,
throwing kind of damper on the knocking
bird and the spring poet Fortunately for
rs ii b as been clear, and it il to be hoped
that our fruit peaches, pears, plums, ETC.,
which were In full blosSom), is not killei.
The Agricultural Wheel seems to be
developing pretty rapidly In this part of
the State. ! send you herewith copy of
their resolutions. There may be some
good in these organizations and resolves
but it seems to me it is very slow in com
ing out There is one little resolve" that
will bring prosperity to every farmer in
the State In few years If he will only
make it and stick to 1t. 1t does not re-
quire State or National Convention 10
make it. Let US call the household to-
gether, and. after full and free discussion,
resolve" that we will live at home and
bug no more on credit. This resolution
carried out will bring prosperity. No far
mer can possibly make anything clear
while he buys on credit The raising of
cotton TO pay for supplies bought on credit
has bankrupted hundreds of farmers in
this State, and viii continue to do Just as
long as the system is continued.
In this connection / will get in the
word or two which / wanted to say about
the A. Il NJ. College. great many
things are being said about this institution
and its sister at Columbus, On the "WooI
Hat" side and also on the other and there
seems to be pretty good argument ON both
sides. 1t seems TO me that an appeal to
the record ought to settle it. If the stu-
dents of the A. q NJ. College return TO US
educated and intelligent farmers and me-
chanics who are not afraid nor ashamed to
,cork at their profession, the school is a
success at its present cost. Ii its students
do not return with correct ideas of work,
but still cling to the idea that manual
labor is beneath the dignity of an educated
white man, it is failure and a hum bag, no
matter what its cost or how many fine
cows it raises. What this country needs
and must have to prosper, is to be educated
away from the idea that manual labor is a
curse, and that he or she who does it is a
| mental, up to the truth that it is Just as
| honorable and commendable to follow a
pillow, or make good horseshoe as it is to
preach good sermon, or make big law
speech. Is the A. & NJ. College helping
| on in this education
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
The Interstate Commerce Law.

Since Judge Cooley has been appoint
ed one of the Commissioners under the
insterstate commerce law, any opinion
Of his ON that subject is of more than OIL
binary Importance.
A press dispatch from Chicago repre-
sents him as saying that the railroads
could not make different rate for COM
mercial travellers than for other persons.
If two-cent rate per mile is made for
one class of travellers, tickets must be
sold at the same rate for everybody else,
and if such rate be made over one por-
ton of road it must be made over the
entire line.
In reply to the question whether 200O
or 500O-mile tickets could not be sold to
commercial travellers for less than the
rate for 1O00-mile tickets, he said he
thought not; and that in his opinion il
was the intention of the trainers
of the law to make the rate for
mileage the same for everybody, no
matter how many miles were purchased
by the same person. "With the same
right" he said, it might be claimed that
under the new law lower rate might
be given to man shipping fifty cars OF
freight than to man shipping ten cars
or one car"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
The Land Grabbers.

The Chicago Times of the 10th con-
tains an interview Of more than column
in length with Register E. s. Wilson, Of
the Cheyenne land Office. This inter-
view, which Mr.. Wilson, being on
short visit to our city, advises us is sub
stantially correct, gives an insight into
the rascally ways of the land shark,
who having by the most barefaced
frauds gotten possession of immense
tracts of the public domain, is trying to
evade investigation by posing before
the public as the poor settler whom the
nesrtless Commissioner of the Land
Office, Gen. Sparks, and his superior,
Secretary Lamar, are bent on dispossess-
ing.
Mr.. Wilson told of E4,960 acres, en-
braced in thirty-nine entries of $40 acres
each, held by the Union Cattle Company
of which Thomas Sturges of Cheyenne
is the President. As to these entries
the final proofs offered were made by
only four men, who were employees of
the corporation and who made their
afiidavits before notary who was also
in its pay. The entries were rejected
by Mr.. Wilson because they were fraud
ulent. They were made under the
desert" land act, which authorizes any
citizen of the United States to enter
$40 acres of dessert" land in any terri
tory by paying Is cents an acre when he
files his claim and by retaining the
land within three years thereafter.
Desert" land is land which is devoid
of timber, and, without artificial irriga-
ton, will not produce a crop. Final
proof must be made by two corroborat-
ing witnesses. According to Mr.. Wilson
the Union Cattle Company never had
complied with this land act, and from
the situation of their lands the required
irrigation could not be made.
About 100000 acres of land in Mr.
Wilson's district have been reported ia
the Commissioner of the General Land
Office for cancellation, but no final action
has as yet been had.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

The Texas House of Representatives
is engaged in ridiculous contest with
one III. S. Garfield, correspondent OF
the San Antonio E1press, who wrote
some rather spicy letters concerning
1.-THE habits and personal appearance OF
the members, naming none of them spe-
cially. but describing them collectively
as rather ungainly and uncleanly
body" For this offence Garfield was.
by resolution, expelled from the legis-
lative hall, Notwithstanding which, in
the exercise of his rights as citizen,
he entered the lobby and was elected by
the Sergeant-at- arms, by direction Of the
Speaker. Garfield then made charge
of assault against the Speaker and the
Sergeant-at-arms before justice of the
peace, and they were both arreste'L
The House then proceeded against Can
field, the officer who issued the warrant
of arrest, and the deputy sheriff wi !,
served it, on charge of contempt. The
Justice and the deputy were both dis
charged, but Garfield was imprisoned
Cor forty eight hours,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

come, thy will De done on earth as il Is
done in Heaven do You promise me as to
live together ia the holy odency OF we'd
lock as Jacob, Isaac and Becky? Give Us
this day our daily bread, as we forgive our
debtors, and / now pronounce you man
and wife, and lead Us not into temptaion,
and if there be any man present what oo-
iects why these young couples shall not be
'nited in the holy odency OF wediock, let
them now forever speak or hold their
peace, for thine Is the kingdom, and the
power, and the glory, amen "
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
SUPREME COURT CASES
October rerm-Isse,
ELIAS OsBoRNE, !

ELIAS OSBORNE,
The STATE.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Pamela
county. Hon. A. T. Roane, Judge.
Miller & Rainwater and J. r. Chal-
mers, for the appellant.
T. NJ. Miller Acknowledgement fo,
the State.
The grand jury of Pamela county
found an indictment as follows: That
Elias Osborne "did feloniously admins
ter to human beings, tc-wit: Chas. Hill
and his wife and children, with intent to
Kill them, certain poison, which poison
was taken by said persons, but death
DID not ensue therefrom, the particular
and technical name of said poison being
to the jurors unknown, but it is COM
monty called Rough on Rats"
On the trial there was evidence which
tended to show that Osborne had had
law suit with Hill and had been defeated !;
that II had sent bag of meal to mill
by boy, and that Osborne had stopped
the boy on his return from the mill and
put certain powder which Osborne
called Rough on Rats" in the bag; that
Hill ana his family became sick after
eating the meal, and that chicken died
after eating of it. A further statement
of the circumstances of the case will be
found in the opinion of the court. The
jury found the defendant guilty as
charged in the indictment and he APP
pealed.
CAMPBELL, j., delivered the opinion of
the Court.
The evidence is not sufficient to show
satisfactorily the nature and character
of the substance charged by the indict
ment to be poison. That persons were
made very. sick by it does not prove
that it was poison, and that chicken
died after eating meal containing this
substance does not prove it was poison.
Chemical examination or the testimony
of experts is not necessary, but the evil
dence of the action of the alleged poison
must be sufficient to show it to be such.
Many things taken into the stomach
may produce sickness, which will not
result in death, and the death of
chicken from eating what made human
beings very sick is an unsatisfactory test
of the poisonous nature of the substance.
The character of the sickness of the
persons, their symptoms, the remedies
resorted to, the length of time after
eating the bread, the duration of the
sickness are not shown by the bill of
exceptions. 1t does not appear that
any person died from eating this sub
stance. Many were made sick and all
got well. Whether antidotes to poison
we're used; whether physician was
summoned, or whether each of the sick
recovered without any remedial agent
being employed, does not appear. If all
the sick recovered without resorting to
antidotes for poison, it may be gravely
doubted if they swallowed poison.
In order to maintain a conviction
under this indictment it must be proved
that the substance administered was
capable of destroying life. As said
above, this need not be proved by
chemist or expert, but may be proved
by results, but they must not be of
doubtful or uncertain character. Re
versed and remanded.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

On account of the failure of Congress
to pass the General Deficiency bill the
Post Office Department viii not be able
to make the authorized extension of the
free delivery system until the beginning
of the new fiscal year. Itappears, how
ever, that the time between now and
July will be necessary for making prep
arations for the extension in many of
the cities entitled to the benefits of the
system. While they are very anxious
to have their letters delivered by carriers,
they do not afford the facilities neces-
sary for the successful working of the
system. Investigation shoys that they
have many streets without names and
without numbers to the houses, and
they cannot expect the carriers to hunt
up their citizens by their names alone.
If they want all the improvements in
mail delivery they must adopt the con-
ditions necessary for their application.
IN u Times.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

SENATOR CULLUM has said that at
the next session of Congress he will in
troduce bill similar to the Interstate
Commerce bill regulating the telegraph
system. 1t was his intention to have
presented the bill at the last session,
but he was fearful that it might imperil
the Interstate Commerce bill. The Sen
ator is not inclined to the opinion that
the telegraph service should be con-
trolled by the Government, but that
the tariffs should be regulated. He
believes bill looking to this end can
be passed.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

Mr.. BEEcHER's funeral was unique in
its way. The absence of all show of
mourning, the fact that Plymouth
Church was more like temple adorned
for wedding festival than for funeral
of the old sad miserable order might
snSsess.. TIE GcsirabIeness of great re-
form in tne matter of modes Of sepul-
ehre. The grimness and gloon of the
modern funeral is disgrace to cisiliza-
ton, sign of vulgarity, and gives very
little indication that we have as PEG
pie any strongly grounded belief in the
doctrine Of Immortality. If it were
fully concluded that the farewell Of
death is an eternal farewell our funerals
could not be iaore gloomy. And there
is more than sentiment in all this.
Thousands of people whose finances ara
limited are forced into debt that often
hangs like ! nightmare on the family
for months, in order to conform to the
barbarous and distressing demopstFas
tions Of grief that the tFFannical fash-
iona Of the time damand. On avery
ground It il high time that there was
Erest reform ID this direction. Chicago
UNrrsnt
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
The Drummers' Tax.

Auditor Stone, on yesterday, forward
ed circular to .he tax collectors Of
this State, directing them not to exact
the privilege tax from travelling sales
men representing mercantile establish
ments domiciled outside of the State"
rs he is satisfied that the recent decision
of the Supreme Court of the United
States applies in full force to the law of
Misa;ss;nn;
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

The President has appointed the fol-
lowing Commissioners under the Inter
state Commerce bill:
Thos. NJ Cooley, (Republican) of
Michigan, for the term of six years.
VIM. r. Morrison, Democra.) of Iii.
nois, for five years
Augustus Shoemaker, (Democrat) Of
New York, for four years.
Aldace F. Walker, (Republican) Of
Vermont, for three years.
Walter L. Bragg, (Democrat) of Ala
bama, for two years.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

President Charles Francis Adams, of
the Union Pacific Railroad, declared in
an address delivered before the Com
mercial Club Of Boston, that "in all de-
partments in the Union Pacific, fair,
honest, intelligent, reasonable expires
sion should be given every provision of
the interstate commerce act, and the re.
suits left to speak for themselves" He
acknowledged that there were many
abuses In the present railway system
that should be remedied by legislation.
He said that the long and short haul
provision and the provision prohibiting
rebates, drawbacks and secret arrange
ments were just, and he declared that
the free pass system was an outrageous
abuse. He defended the pooling sys-
tern, however, and asserted that it bene-
fitted the people as well as the rail
roads.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

TIE an. Crawford Patent Cotton
Seed Cleaner" now in operation in
Vicksburg, is claimed to be complete
success. Its merits are thus stated:
By the present huller process OF decorti-
eating seed, as practiced by the mills, only
700 pounds of oil cake and 81 gallons OF
oil are obtained from each ton seed, where
as by the Crawford machine process 400
pounds of oil cake, SO gallons of oil and
200 pounds of lint are obtained.
Such a machine would be worth a
fortune to its owners; but body is ex-
cusable these days if he receives all cot
ton seed oil stories with little skepti-
cism.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

The Meridian Nelcs, Of this morning,
reports the consolidation of the Southern
Raptist, of Meridian, and the Bdptist
Record, of Jackson. The paper will be
hereafter known as the Southern B0ptis
Record, with DR.. Gambrell as editor in.
chief, and will be published at Meridian
another evidence, as the. Neios says, OF
the manifest destiny" of our great city
on the East
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
Cocaine. Iodoform or M.rnnri.l.

in any form In the treatment OF catarrh or
hay fever should be avoided, as they are
both injurious and dangerous Iodoform
is easily detected by its offensive odor.
The only reliable catarrh remedy on the
market to day is Ely's Cream Balm, being
free from all poisonous drugs. 1t ha.
cured thousands of acute and chrome
cases, where all other remedies have failed.
A particle is applied into each nostril; no
pain agreeable to use. Price 80 cents Of
druggists.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

THOSE who are trying to break up the
banetul habit OF intemperance will expert
ence great benefit from the use OF Priekly
Ash Bttters, Liquor deranges the system
PrIckly Ash Bitters will. remedy the evil
results and restore the brain, stomach and
liver to healthy action, thereby strengthen
ing the will power thoroughly cleansing
ana toning up the system and remove
every faint of disease. 1t is purely
medicine and while pleasant to the taste,
1t cannot be used as a beverage by reason
OF its cathartic properties.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

The orange tree finds a genial home in
the valleys of the ella and Salt rivers.
Orizona, and although but little attention
has been yet paid to its cultivation, it has
been proved beyond doubt that the climate
and soil is specially adapted to it. Dr. J.
Wharton, OF Phoenix, five years ago plant
ed slips from California cuttings and this
season has two trees fairly loaded down
with fruit.-OriZona Outlook.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

FATHER KELLER, Catholic priest,
has been imprisoned in Kilmainham
Jail, for refusing to testify respecting
his action as trustee under the "plan OF
campaign" He rode to the court in
the Lord Mayors carriage, and was fol
lowed to the Jail by Archbishop Walsh,
the Lord Mayor and other distinguished
persons. 1t can be set down that the
cause of Ireland lost nothing that day
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
An End to Bone Scraplng.

Edward Shepherd, OF Harrisburg ILL.,,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, l feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know it. Have had
running sore on my leg for eight years
my doctors told me [ would have to have
the bone scraped or leg amputated.
used, instead, three bottles Of Electric
Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's
Aanica Salve, and my leg is now sound
and WE'LL"
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a
bottle, and Buck ems Arnica Salye at 25c.
per box by B. LemIy.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
A Genial Restorative

Hostetter's Stomach Bitters arssu,
ically genial restorative. Tbs phst'
which this great botanic remedy n saSSnges
in the disordered organization a. f'oSaees
agreeably, though surely progressiv. always
abrupt and violent. On this accanI', never
admirably adapted to persons Of I at y l'
constitution md weak nerves. IN WI 1el'c4'e
powerful mineral drugs are pOstivsiv ne q
FURIOUS mar II initiates these proces.a.
when r.. result IN the Fe-estabIlsbmeBt -
healthful vigor Is conspleuously So. o.
cases where il is taken In ove,o s--0Nn 10
fruitful cause of debility ;nt;- -s mat
coupled, as it usually Is, with biIlissT''lan,
end constipation. Thorough d. -.ass'
regular evacuation and ahapdent ' sso'
ton, are results wnIcn promptly ana 80
riably attend its .vstemerc ,-a4 IL
sides, the best protsct-a a-a.rst ma.
and first rate dirre'i ARA
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

SENATOR SHERMAN, who in company
with some friends, went on visit to
Havana Immediately after the adjourn
ment of Congress, has returned in safety
to the United States He will make a
political speech in Nashville, Thursd ay
in the interest Of what is sometimes
called the SHERMAN boom"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
n. Y. Tribune.1

N. Y. Tribune.1
To friend who df - attentiop
to : foolish criticism aetry
Robert Browning il said t. a~d :
Il have had too long an expe. II the
inability of the human goose TO . other
than cackle when benevolent and hiss
~Een malicious, and no amount of goose
critioisn shall make me lift heel against
whs, wrddles behiad it There may
Be differences 81 opinion ID regard II
Mr.. Browning's merit as . poet, but 1t he
csn do - veil ~ the above every time he
y attscked Is viii hsye p Be generally
admitted that he d vigorous aatd pief4E-
esque polemic. Geese who No9ld avoi@
being cooked would do we'll to escheu
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

the address before the Literary Societie
of the University of Mississippi at Com
mencement, He is one Of the most
polished orators in the Union and never
fails to delight and instruct his hearers
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
The Duty Of State Leglalature..

legislation should be effected in every
State regulating the sale and use of the
many poisons resorfed to by women in
their desperation to obtain beautiful cota-
piexions, while there exists in DIR. Harter's
Iron Ionic every requisite necessary to
accomplish the object without iniuring the
health or endangering life
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23
Happiness and Health

Are important problems, the former de-
pending greatly on the latter. Everyone
Is familiar with the healthy properties Of
fruit, and no one can Afford to be sick and
miserable while the pleasant California
concentrated liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of
Figs, may be had Of our enterprisiug
druggist, DIR. Byron LemIy.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

TIE Richmond Hotel at Buffalo, n.
Y, was destroyed by Ere the morning
of the 18th. Six lives are known to
have been lost and twenty or more per
sons were injured, some of them fatally.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-23

The press of the country, from Maine
to Texas, is generally agreed that the
next vacancy on the United States
Supreme bench could not be better
filed than by the appointment of the
soundest lawyer and most learned and
painstaking jurist in the South, Senator
James u. George, of Mississippi. His
recent minority report on the Hoar bill
has made his fame Memphis
Avalanche.